Emperor Tomato Ketchup
by Stereolab
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Emperor Tomato Ketchup is ranked 2nd best out of 27 albums by Stereolab on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Stereolab is Dots And Loops which is ranked number 969 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,793.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/06/2026 14:56 |  Taka | 1,063 | 80/100 |
| ! | 12/21/2025 18:07 | AledJames | 1,465 | 69/100 |
| ! | 12/09/2025 05:12 |  Kingturtle | 7,530 | 73/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2025 20:29 | Exist-en-ciel | 7,193 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2025 08:04 | NYAndreas | 1,433 | 44/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.4/100, a mean average of 79.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.
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This is pleasant and enjoyable record, couple of catchy tunes especially in the first half but nothing really attention grabbing.
An album that shines in places but also trails off the further you get into the music with the last 4 songs being a real drag in my opinion. We start with an absolutely amazing song which sums up Stereolab perfectly. It has this groove and edge to it which makes it so unique and with that distinctive vocal on top it makes Metronomic Underground possibly the groups best ever song. The vocal and instrumental arrangements the whole way through are pretty great as well and with the slick production we get a smooth and cohesive listen. The sound this group can create is extremely impressive and they know the style of music they are going for and execute it very effectively. However, just like with most Stereolab records it starts out amazing and the quality slowly drifts away. You really do crave the end of the record by the time you get to track 10 or 11 and it doesn't pick back up after this point either. Overall, a lot of interesting sounds and experimentation on this record that make a fun listen for the most part.
Jboy56 03/21/2022 12:21 | #283150
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It starts off as very promising, but somewhere I felt the energy was lost. There were moments I found myself waiting for the vocals to come in (which were fantastic by the way) and that can never be a good thing, especially in such an album.
spigelwii 08/29/2020 14:12 | #257561
An absolutely marvelous record that is a shining example of why the 1990's are music's best decade. This Stereolab gem sounds like French aliens invaded Earth and decided to try their hand at pop music, and made a better album than anything that's been released in the last twenty years.
TheDude85 11/16/2019 13:59 | #244916
The evolution of this ensemble to true individual identity. Great songs from the start to the finish. An all-time favorite.
colonelchibbers 05/20/2015 05:00 | #142003
Most Stereolab albums are similarly groove-based and they're all great.
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